Evolution of compound eye morphology underlies differences in vision between closely related Drosophila species
A. D. Buffry, J. P. Currea, F. A. Franke, R. Palavalli-Nettimi, A. P. Bodey, C. Rau, N. Samadi, S. J. Gstöhl, C. M. Schlepütz, A. P. McGregor, L. Sumner-Rooney, J. Theobald, M. Kittelmann
This study compares vision differences between Drosophila species by analyzing eye morphology and optical parameters, finding D. mauritiana has higher contrast sensitivity while D. simulans has higher spatial acuity.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2023Evolutionary Biology